Alfresco – Install Community Edition 5.0.b/GoDaddy/Ubuntu 14.04

How to install Alfresco on GoDaddy server.

Having struggled with installation using extended step-by-step instructions I was pleased to find I could use this Alfresco installer. It will install everything you need to run Alfresco, eg Java, Solr, etc.

I have added extra explanation for the steps where I, as a beginner, found difficulties.

After the GoDaddy bit it should apply to most Ubuntu servers

Set up these connections:

GoDaddy (your server management)

Putty – SSH into your server

Browser – to view the results

FileZilla – using SFTP

re/build GoDaddy server:

domain = www.example.com (a FQDN)

set servername = xxxxxxxxx

Ubuntu 14.04/no control panel

Wait for reprovision and then check:

go to your URL – “Apache2 – It works!”

change access passwd for root/user

this changes passwd for both root and your other GoDaddy user – you should change passwd for users-not-root later

SSH into server – using PuTTY or Filezilla – commands are given for PuTTY

make directories:

mkdir /opt/alfsource

mkdir /opt/alfresco

you may need to change permissions to upload/execute files, also so it can be accessed by FileZilla:

sudo chmod 777 /opt/alfsource

sudo chmod 777 /opt/alfresco

upload the installer file to /opt/alfsource

again, change permissions to make it executable;

chmod 777 alfresco-community-5.0.b-installer-linux-x64.bin

If you run the Alfresco installer right away you will get this warning about uninstalled libraries:

Some or all of the libraries necessary to support LibreOffice were not found on your system: fontconfig libSM libICE libXrender libXextYou are strongly advised to abort this installation and install them first using your package manager.For more information, please refer to http://docs.alfresco.com/4.2/topic/com.alfresco.enterprise.doc/concepts/install-lolibfiles.html

At some point I got a message from gmail saying they had detected a suspicious login attempt to my email. This appears to be because my server is somewhere in the US while I’m in the UK. You may need to sort this out.